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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 36, NWS Quad Cities, IA

April 4, 2023Clinton County, Scott County, Iowa

NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 4, 2023, 10:06 AM CDT for Clinton County, Scott County, Iowa. It was in force for 24 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 4, 2023, 10:06 AM CDT (15:06 UTC)
Expired: Apr 4, 2023, 10:30 AM CDT
In force: 24 min
Issued by: NWS Quad Cities, IA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Clinton County, IA, Scott County, IA

The radar

The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 17 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Quad Cities, IA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Apr 3, 6:24 PM CDT, 15 hours 42 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 3, 6:24 PM CDT, 15 hours 42 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 3, 3:20 PM CDT, 18 hours 46 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Quad Cities, IA issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 4, 4:19 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Muscatine	26 min
Apr 4, 7:13 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Keokuk	32 min
Apr 4, 7:38 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Iowa, Jefferson, Johnson, Keokuk, Washington	37 min
Apr 4, 7:43 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Iowa, Johnson, Keokuk, Washington	32 min
Apr 4, 8:11 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Cedar, Johnson, Louisa, Muscatine, Washington	49 min
Apr 4, 8:12 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Benton, Iowa, Johnson, Linn	33 min
Apr 4, 8:29 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Benton, Buchanan, Delaware, Johnson, Jones, Linn	31 min
Apr 4, 8:52 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	DVN	Cedar, Clinton, Muscatine, Scott	38 min
Apr 4, 9:24 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	DVN	Cedar, Clinton, Muscatine, Scott	51 min
Apr 4, 9:54 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	DVN	Clinton, Scott	34 min
Apr 4, 10:26 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	DVN	Clinton	64 min
Apr 4, 10:43 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Clinton, Jackson	32 min
Apr 4, 5:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Lee	44 min
Apr 3, 7:10 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Henry	35 min
Apr 3, 8:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Bureau	27 min
Apr 4, 4:33 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Rock Island	27 min
Apr 4, 4:57 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Rock Island	33 min
Apr 4, 5:21 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	DVN	Bureau	39 min
Apr 4, 10:16 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	DVN	Bureau, Henry, Whiteside	14 min
Apr 4, 11:16 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Carroll, Whiteside	44 min
Apr 4, 11:23 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	DVN	Bureau, Putnam	37 min
Apr 4, 6:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DVN	Hancock, McDonough	35 min
Apr 4, 6:41 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	DVN	McDonough	34 min

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.